Quarterfinals: Stephen Reed vs. Jonathan Morawski

Stephen Reed’s creative take on Naya Aggro had done him well so far, but his quarterfinal opponent, Jonathan Morawski, hoped to snuff out his trophy hopes with the Mono-Black menace.

GAME 1

Stephen kicked things off with Mountain into Rakdos Cackler, leash-free. Jonathan simply had a Swamp, and Stephen tempted the Bile Blight fates with a second copy of Rakdos Cackler. Devour Flesh was the removal from Jonathan, and the one Cackler left standing grew large from a Ghor-Clan Rampager, dropping Jonathan to 12. Jonathan again played a land and passed, and this time he had Hero’s Downfall for the Cackler. Stephen used Boros Charm to keep it alive, and Jonathan fell to 10.

From there it was academic. Lifebane Zombie began knocking Stephen’s life away in three-point chunks, and Jonathan had removal spells at the ready for the next two creatures that Stephen drew. When the Lifebane Zombie’s fourth attack dropped Stephen to 4, and a Gray Merchant of Asphodel provided the killing stroke.

Jonathan Morawski 2, Stephen Reed 1Stephen Reed’s creative take on Naya Aggro had done him well so far, but his quarterfinal opponent, Jonathan Morawski, hoped to snuff out his trophy hopes with the Mono-Black menace.

GAME 1

Stephen kicked things off with Mountain into Rakdos Cackler, leash-free. Jonathan simply had a Swamp, and Stephen tempted the Bile Blight fates with a second copy of Rakdos Cackler. Devour Flesh was the removal from Jonathan, and the one Cackler left standing grew large from a Ghor-Clan Rampager, dropping Jonathan to 12. Jonathan again played a land and passed, and this time he had Hero’s Downfall for the Cackler. Stephen used Boros Charm to keep it alive, and Jonathan fell to 10.

From there it was academic. Lifebane Zombie began knocking Stephen’s life away in three-point chunks, and Jonathan had removal spells at the ready for the next two creatures that Stephen drew. When the Lifebane Zombie’s fourth attack dropped Stephen to 4, and a Gray Merchant of Asphodel provided the killing stroke.